March, 1928] 



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two (lays required to cool off the equii)ment. Current consumption 

 records were started on the 22nd, the day after which the outside tem- 

 l)erature rose to above 60° and the room temperature went up to 42° — 

 a ditference of 18°. An average of somewhat less than 4 kilowatts of 

 electricity was needed daily at the end of the month. The average 

 room temperature for the month was 34° and that of the outside air 

 40.2°— a difference of 6.2°. 



Mdij. Outside temperatures on the 3rd went up to above 70°, and 

 the cold room to 47°. Room temperatures for the month averaged 

 40° and outside temperatures 53°. Current consumption increased 

 slightly near the end of the month as the coating of frost became 

 thicker on the brine tank, but did not exceed 6 kwhs. a day. Slightly 

 more than 4 kwhs. a day was the average for the first of the month. 



June. Cool weather the first week of June, when the temperature 



Fig. 7. 



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Fig. 8. 



